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APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 19709.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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GEORGE A. KRUEGER AND PATRICK R. OCONNELL, 0F DANFORTI-I, ILLINOIS.

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specmcation of Lettersratent. Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

Application filed July 26, 1909.

Serial No. 509,634.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that we, Grenen A. KnUnGnn 'and PATRICK R. OCONNELL,citizens of the United States, residing at Danforth, in the county ofIroquois, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toys; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in games and toys and moreparticularly to the type wherein a plurality of figures are adapted totravel around a track.

One object of the invention is the provi sion of a device of that kindwherein a certain figure will move in advance of the rest at the end ofeach journey around the track.

Another object is the provision of an audible signal operated by thefigure moving in advance of the other figures.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully hereinafterappear, the present invention consists in certain and novel details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointedout in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size and minor details of the device may be madewithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the accompanying' drawings forming part of the specication:-Figure 1is a plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3is a detailed side elevation of the driving wheel and spring motor. Fig.4 is a view similar to Fig. 1

but showing the position of the parts when the distance around thecourse has been completed.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to ydesignate correspondingparts throughout.

The race course is designated in general by the numeral 5 and issubstantially circular in contour, and forms the base upon which thefigures travel. The base may be of any suitable material, such as woodand is provided with a pair of concentric grooves 6, one of which isarranged adjacent the periphery of the course and the other in-ytermediate of the first-named groove and center of the course.

The figures represent horses drawing sulkies upon which are seateddrivers. The sulky is of peculiar construction inasmuch as it travels onone wheel. As shown in the drawings two sulkies are employed, the wheelsof which are journaled on the opposite ends of a common shaft, the twowheels supporting the two sulkies are designated by the numerals 7 and 8andthe sin le shaft connecting the wheels is designate by the numeral 9.The wheels 7 and 8 are disposed in the grooves 6 of the course. Risingfrom the opposite end ortions of the shaft and adjacent the whee s 7 and8 are inclined seat supports 10, the upper ends of which terminato inseats 11 upon which are seated the drivers 12. The sup orts 10 arepreferably of sheet metal and) have openings in their lower ends for thereception of the shaft 9 and extending forwardly from the lower ends ofthe supports are shafts 13, between which are disposed horses 14. Theweights of the horses and shafts will slightly exceed the weights of thedrivers and seats, so that the latter will be maintained uprivht on theshaft 9.

:Mounted on the outer end of the shaft 9 is a clock work mechanism,constituting a spring motor 15, the ratchet wheel of which engages witha pawl disposed on one of the spokes of the outer wheel. The motor maybe of any well known type and the spring is adapted to store sufficientenergy to propel the wheels once around the track.

By referring now to the drawings it will be seen that a third oure isused, and represents a driver, sulky and horse. This sulky isconstructed with two wheels designated by the numerals 16 and 17, whichare connected by a shaft 18 upon which they are journaled. Rising fromthe shaft 18 1s an oblique standard, terminating at its up er end in aseat 20 upon which is dispose a driver 21 and extending forwardly fromthe lower end of the standard are a pair of shafts 22, between which isarranged a horse 23. With this construction it is obvious that thelast-named sulky will travel on its own wheels when forced. Extendingradially from the center of the course is an arm 24, one end of which isprovided with a down-turned extension which is journaled in the centerof the course and the outer end of which rises above the inner wheel ofthe first-named sulky and has its end portion secured to the horse 28,with its extremity turned at right-angles and extending between thewheels of the last-described sulky, and in position to bear on thefirst-named shaft 9. It might here be stated that the wheels 18 and 19of the second-described sulky are considerably less in diameter than thewheels 7 and 8 in the grooves and rise to a height somewhat less thanthe distance of the shaft 9 from the surface of the course. l/Vith thisconstruction it is obvious when the motor has been wound as beforedescribed, and the secondnamed sulky placed between the wheels 7 and 8-so that the rear ends of the arm will bear on the shaft 9, that themovement of the wheels 7 and 8 will force the second-described sulkyaround the track. As before stated, the energy of the spring will besuiiicient to drive the wheels 7 and 8 once around the track, so thatwhen the said wheels arrive at the end of their journey, theseconddescribed sulky and its parts will have sulficient momentum tomove the horse slightly in advance of the horses 14, thus permitting themiddle horse to win the race. In order that this may be accomplishedsuccessfully at each operation a pivoted lug extends transverse theouter groove, adjacent the starting point so that a sudden check will begiven to the wheels 7 and 8.

By referring now to the drawings it will be seen that rising from thecentral portion of the track is a standard 25, the upper end of which isdisposed below the plane of the rod 24. This standard is provided with alateral arm 26 which supports a bell 27v from the upper end of whichrises a projection 28, which is in the path of movement of the arm 24.Thus it will be seen as the intermediate horse moves in advance of theouter and inner horses and passes over the starting line, that the rod24 will bear on l the projection 28 and ring the bell.

From the foregoing it can be seen that we have provided a device whichis comparatively simple in structure and inexpensive to manufacture,embodying few parts and these so arranged that the danger of derangementwill be reduced to a minimum.

Having thus described our invention what is claimed as new, is

1. In a toy race course, a ligure provided with a motor for propellingit around said course, a second figure free from and in advance of thefirst-named figure and operated thereby to travel around said course,means combined with the course for checking the movement of thefirst-named figure after the latter has moved a certain distance on thecourse whereby the second-named figure is permitted to move by its ownmomentum in advance of the first-named figure. 1

2. In a toy race course provided with grooves, a wheeled figure disposedin said grooves, means for propelling said figure around said course, asecond figure free from and in advance of the first-named figure andoperated thereby to travel around said course and means combined withthe course and over-lying one of said grooves, said means operating tostop the first-named figure after the latter has moved around the coursewhereby the second-named ligure is permitted to move by its own momentumin advance of the first-named figure.

3. In a toy race course provided with grooves, a wheeled figure disposedin said grooves, means for propellingl said figure around said course, asecond ligure free from and in advance of the first-named figure andoperated by the latter to move around the course, and means combinedwith the course and operating to stop the first-named ligure after thelatter has moved around the course, whereby the second-named figure ispermitted to move by'its own momentum in advance of the first-namedfigure.

4. In a toy race course, a figure provided with a motor for propellingit around said course, and a second figure free from and in advance ofthe first-named figure and operated by the latter to travel around saidcourse, a radial arm having one end secured to the second-named figureand its opposite end to the course and a signal adapted to be sounded bythe arm.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE A. KRUEGER. PATRICK R. OCONNELL, litnesses FRANK M. CRANGLE,BIRDELLA PICKnNs.

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